Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows:

Apr. 1		Inventory	56 units @ $45
10		Sale	47 units
15		Purchase	22 units @ $48
20		Sale	16 units
24		Sale	8 units
30		Purchase	40 units @ $50

The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.

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a. Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.